John Hurt, who played Ollivander in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 77

John Hurt, who played Ollivander in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 77

Award-winning British actor and knight John Hurt died at 77 Friday, roughly a year and half after announcing he had pancreatic cancer, Mashable has confirmed. The actor of stage and screen had hundreds of credits dating back into the 1960s, but he was most known for his roles in Alien, 1984, Doctor Who and The Elephant Man. For a younger generation, he was known for playing the wandmaker Garrick Ollivander who appeared in three of the Harry Potter films. Follow Bilge Ebiri ✔ @BilgeEbiri 1984, V/VENDETTA, MAN/ALL SEASONS, TINKER TAILOR, HELLBOY, KING RALPH... The films you need to see to make sense of today, John Hurt was in. 3:30 AM - 28 Jan 2017 491 491 Retweets 1,098 1,098 likes In 2015 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. That same year he was also knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his contributions to film. Following his death, Harry Potter fans honored the fallen wandmaker who told Harry, "The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter." Follow Krewe Du Saint @IfIWereMagneto Wands up. We've lost Mr. Ollivander. Thank you for all your roles. From Alien to Snowpiercer, you were wonderful. R.I.P., John Hurt. 3:33 AM - 28 Jan 2017 606 606 Retweets 640 640 likes Follow Kyri Zindilis @KyriZindilis Dammit, not Mr. Ollivander ! RIP John Hurt 😭 3:31 AM - 28 Jan 2017 3 3 Retweets 6 6 likes But everyone bought their wands from Ollivander's!... My fellow Ravenclaw. RIP John Hurt. 💓 pic.twitter.com/CCqHKcLEmE — Ari (@abbingtonlove) January 28, 2017 Follow Brittany Sims @brittsims97 RIP John Hurt ❤😭/* Thanks for the magic, Mr. Ollivander!! 3:42 AM - 28 Jan 2017 Retweets likes View image on Twitter View image on Twitter Follow Pottermore ✔ @pottermore We're hugely saddened to hear about the passing of John Hurt. Thoughts are with his friends and family. 4:06 AM - 28 Jan 2017 2,264 2,264 Retweets 4,398 4,398 likes Wands up. BONUS: Voldemort isn't as terrifying as you think